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pristiq please help

mraoun
mraoun
i am on lexapro and my doc added pristiq for anxiety is anyone taking pristiq please let me know how u feel .
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deleted_user
Hi, I just started taking pristiq almost a week ago (for anxiety and depression). I am starting to feel a little better now, but for the first few days it actually increased my anxiety a lot. My pdoc is confident that this increase in anxiety will stop after a week or two when my body gets accustomed to the new drug. Just be careful in the first couple of days - I had to take time off work and take some diazepam to calm down.

Also, it can cause some gastro problems in the first few days as well - so make sure you take it with a full breakfast.

These initial side effects should wear off within a week or two and then (hopefully) it should work as intended!

Keep posting and let us know how you're feeling with it.